work in

einschieben, einbauen

Zeit oder Platz finden, um jemanden oder etwas zusätzlich unterzubringen.

In einfachem Englisch: To find time or space to include someone or something among other things.

• We can work in a short break.
• The doctor worked me in before lunch.
• Could you work a personal story into your talk?

So benutzt man es: work someone/something in (The dentist can work you in tomorrow.); work something into something (She worked a joke into her speech.)

Synonyme: fit in, include, squeeze in

Gegenteile: exclude

Häufige Wendungen: work in something, work in someone

einarbeiten, untermischen

Etwas in einen anderen Stoff mischen oder hineindrücken.

In einfachem Englisch: To mix or press something into another substance.

• Work in the butter with your fingers.
• She worked the flour in slowly.
• Have you worked the compost in the soil?

So benutzt man es: work something in (Add the butter and work it in gently.); work something in something (Work the eggs in the batter until it is smooth.)

Synonyme: mix in, blend in

Häufige Wendungen: work in butter, work in the flour

sich zwischen den Sätzen abwechseln

Ein Fitnessgerät benutzen, während eine andere Person zwischen ihren Übungssätzen pausiert.

In einfachem Englisch: To use a gym machine during the breaks between another person’s exercises on it.

• Can I work in while you rest?
• We worked in with each other on the chest machine.
• She let another member work in between her sets.

So benutzt man es: work in with someone (May I work in with you on this machine?)

Synonyme: take turns

Häufige Wendungen: work in with someone, work in between sets